Interface QualifierBatchForm

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, Identifiable, OsidBrowsableForm, OsidExtensibleForm, OsidFederateableForm, OsidForm, OsidIdentifiableForm, OsidObjectForm, QualifierForm, Suppliable

public interface QualifierBatchForm
extends QualifierForm

This is the form for creating and updating qualifiers in bulk. Like all OsidForm objects, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the QualifierBatchAdminSession . For each data element that may be set, metadata may be examined to provide display hints or data constraints.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearParents()	Removes the hierarchical parents.
Metadata	getParentsMetadata()	Gets the metadata for setting the hierarchical parents of this qualifier.
Id	getQualifierId()	Gets the Id of the qualifier to be updated if this is an update transaction.
void	setParents(Id[] parents)	Sets the hierarchical parents.

Methods inherited from interface Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRecordTypes()	Gets the record types available in this object.
boolean	hasRecordType(Type recordType)	Tests if this object supports the given record Type .

Methods inherited from interface Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Id	getId()	Gets the Id associated with this instance of this OSID object.
boolean	isCurrent()	Tests to see if the last method invoked retrieved up-to-date data.

Methods inherited from interface OsidExtensibleForm

getRequiredRecordTypes

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRequiredRecordTypes()	Gets the minimum required record types for successful submission of this OsidForm .

Methods inherited from interface OsidForm

getDefaultLocale, getInvalidMetadata, getJournalCommentMetadata, getLocales, getValidationMessages, isForUpdate, isValid, setJournalComment, setLocale

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Locale	getDefaultLocale()	Gets a default locale for the form.
Metadata[]	getInvalidMetadata()	Gets a list of metadata for the elements in this form which are not valid.
Metadata	getJournalCommentMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the comment corresponding to this form submission.
LocaleList	getLocales()	Gets the locales available for this form.
DisplayText[]	getValidationMessages()	Gets text messages corresponding to additional instructions to pass form validation.
boolean	isForUpdate()	Tests if this form is for an update operation.
boolean	isValid()	Tests if this form is in a valid state for submission.
void	setJournalComment(String comment)	Sets a comment.
void	setLocale(Type languageType, Type scriptType)	Specifies a language and script type for the form.

Methods inherited from interface OsidObjectForm

clearDescription, clearDisplayName, clearGenusType, getDescriptionMetadata, getDisplayNameMetadata, getGenusTypeMetadata, setDescription, setDisplayName, setGenusType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearDescription()	Clears the description.
void	clearDisplayName()	Clears the display name.
void	clearGenusType()	Clears the genus type.
Metadata	getDescriptionMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a description.
Metadata	getDisplayNameMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a display name.
Metadata	getGenusTypeMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a genus type.
void	setDescription(String description)	Sets a description.
void	setDisplayName(String displayName)	Sets a display name.
void	setGenusType(Type genusType)	Sets a genus.

Methods inherited from interface QualifierForm

getQualifierFormRecord

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
QualifierFormRecord	getQualifierFormRecord(Type qualifierRecordType)	Gets the QualifierFormRecord corresponding to the given qualifier record Type .

Method Details

getQualifierId

Id getQualifierId()

Gets the Id of the qualifier to be updated if this is an update transaction.

Returns:

the qualifier Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getParentsMetadata

Metadata getParentsMetadata()

Gets the metadata for setting the hierarchical parents of this qualifier.

Returns:

metadata for the parents

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setParents

void setParents(Id[] parents)

Sets the hierarchical parents.

Parameters:

parents - the new parents

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - parents is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

NullArgumentException - parents is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearParents

void clearParents()

Removes the hierarchical parents.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() is true or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.